Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD54GSGW3216 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenFeb 12, 2024
OK
Last seenSep 16, 2025
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLD54GSGW3216
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
3AK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JGLD5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
GW3216

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FREIGHTLINER

Prefix basis · 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Cascadia

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 12, 2024 – Sep 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 16, 2025PAIII · Driver-only7ATLANTIC AUTO GROUP CORP 38949999AP216/NH
May 13, 2025PAIII · Driver-only2ATLANTIC AUTO GROUP CORP 38949999AP216/NH
Apr 23, 2025PAII · Walk-around3ATLANTIC AUTO GROUP CORP 38949999AP216/NH
Mar 14, 2025USI · Full0ATLANTIC AUTO GROUP CORP 38949999AP216/NH
Dec 19, 2024VAII · Walk-around7OOSLVIV EXPRESS INC 30083749AP216/NH
Oct 25, 2024VAIII · Driver-only1ATLANTIC AUTO GROUP CORP 38949999AP216/NH
Feb 26, 2024NYIII · Driver-only5OOSATLANTIC AUTO GROUP CORP 38949999AP216/NH
Feb 12, 2024OKII · Walk-around2OOSATLANTIC AUTO GROUP CORP 38949999AP216/NH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ATLANTIC AUTO GROUP CORP3894999Feb 12, 2024Sep 16, 20257MA
LVIV EXPRESS INC3008374Dec 19, 2024Dec 19, 20241MA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
9AP216NHATLANTIC AUTO GROUP CORPFeb 12, 2024Sep 16, 20257
9AP216NHLVIV EXPRESS INCDec 19, 2024Dec 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026